Wines are rated on 3 different scales,

GRADE (is you is or is you ain’t?) (considering what the varietal/land are capable of – scale of “A”, “B”, “C”, “F”)

(ie: “B” is a solid dime-a-dozen. Not a life-changer, but drinkable)

VALUE/WORTH RETAIL PRICE? (gregometer) (’Best-of-Breed’ value in its particular market – how the asked retail price matches with competition) ( “=” or “+” is assessed as a value in its market ) ( “-” is assessed as overpriced in its market )STAR-BUY SYSTEM (superstardom) (***** – 5 star scale saying how much “you should buy this wine!”)

————————————————————————————————————————————Here is an example.

‘95 Ch Randle Syrah $25 A+ +15 *****

Vintage: 1995Producer: Chateau RandleRegion/Varietal: SyrahGeneral U.S. Retail Price: $25Grade: A+ (great example of high potential of Syrah!)Value: This wine is worth the Best at $40 (Incredible Value! It is a $25 wine!)Out of 5 Stars: ***** (so, you should buy this wine!)